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Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline

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Governor says Kremlin ‘deliberately targeting civilians’ after strike in Kramatorsk, which also wounded 18 and set second bus on fire Europe live – latest updates A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least…

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  • Governor says Kremlin ‘deliberately targeting civilians’ after strike in Kramatorsk, which also wounded 18 and set second bus on fire Europe live – latest updates A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:32:51 UTC.

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  1. Russian attack on buses in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills at least 30 people

  2. Death toll from Russian bus strike in eastern Ukraine jumps to 30: authorities

  3. As Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian data centers, could Ukraine soon be offline?

  4. Over 30 killed as Russia's glide bomb attack targets two civilian buses in Ukraine

  5. Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline

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  7. Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge

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